Passenger electric vehicles are not exotic anymore, yet electric trucks are still mostly at the level of concepts. However, several companies promise to begin production as early as 2019. In November, American Tesla introduced an electric truck called Semi. The truck will be able to drive about 500 km on one charge and will be unmanned. Production should begin as early as 2019. The price for a...

Apple acknowledged that, despite of all the promises made at the presentation, the company will not be able to release HomePod, a Siri-based speaker, before the New Year. "We are eagerly waiting for people to try HomePod, Apple's revolutionary wireless home speaker, but we need a little more time before it is ready for our customers…We will begin shipping to the US, UK and Australia in early...

Tesla showed its own electric truck Semi and a new electric car model Roadster. According to the company's forecasts, their production can start as early as 2019 and 2020 respectively. However, some analysts doubt that Tesla will be able to launch mass production of new electric vehicles. American manufacturer of electric vehicles Tesla introduced two new cars - Semi electric truck and electric...

Several automakers have joined forces to create a network of electric charging stations near European highways. The first 20 charging stations for electric vehicles Ionity should be built by the end of 2017. Six autoconcerns founded a joint venture to build stations for rapid charging of electric vehicles. Ionity company, created by German automakers BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche, as...

Several automakers have joined forces to create a network of electric stations near European highways. The first 20 charging stations for electric vehicles Ionity should be built by the end of 2017. Six autoconcerns founded a joint venture to build stations for rapid charging of electric vehicles. Ionity company, created by German automakers BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche, as well as...

The European Commission will allocate EU 30 billion euro for development of technology projects, including in the field of blockсhain, according to the Commission’s website. The funding will be provided through the Horizon 2020 program, with a total investment of EU 77 billion. Of these, 5 million will be sent to companies engaged in the blockchain industry. The goal of the new round of financing...

Implementation of a goods delivery service using unmanned aircraft will gain the speed due to Donald Trump’s decree. On Wednesday, Presidential Administration of the United States Donald made an indulgence in the rules of operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for commercial purposes in the United States, reports Bloomberg. President Donald Trump signed a decree to accelerate introduction of...

Dozens of companies around the world are producing electric vehicles, which are becoming increasingly popular. The authorities of some countries, such as France and the UK, have already outlined the time when diesel and gasoline cars will have to remain in the past. However, the automobile revolution needs an infrastructure base, that is, a developed network of charging stations. So it is not a...

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a brainchild of Jack Liao, Hong Kong company LightningASIC’s leader, which also sells equipment for mining. The goal of the project is high-flying: to become more attractive currency than the original Bitcoin. And the main way to hit this goal is to try to solve the centralized mining problem by altering the algorithm that keeps the Proof-of-Work protocol going. You usually...